Bunge Global (BG) Competitors

Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) and Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) are both large-cap agricultural products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer BG or ADM?

Bunge Global presently has a consensus target price of $94.86, indicating a potential downside of 2.73%. Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus target price of $55.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.31%. Given Bunge Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bunge Global is more favorable than Archer Daniels Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunge Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Archer Daniels Midland	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BG or ADM?

86.2% of Bunge Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bunge Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BG or ADM?

Archer Daniels Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Bunge Global. Bunge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archer Daniels Midland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bunge Global	$53.11B	0.37	$1.14B	$10.01	9.74
Archer Daniels Midland	$85.53B	0.36	$1.80B	$2.27	27.88

Which has more volatility and risk, BG or ADM?

Bunge Global has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Daniels Midland has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BG or ADM?

In the previous week, Bunge Global had 7 more articles in the media than Archer Daniels Midland. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Bunge Global and 26 mentions for Archer Daniels Midland. Archer Daniels Midland's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Bunge Global's score of 0.72 indicating that Archer Daniels Midland is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bunge Global	12 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archer Daniels Midland	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BG or ADM a better dividend stock?

Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Archer Daniels Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bunge Global pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archer Daniels Midland pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Archer Daniels Midland has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Archer Daniels Midland is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is BG or ADM more profitable?

Bunge Global has a net margin of 2.71% compared to Archer Daniels Midland's net margin of 1.33%. Bunge Global's return on equity of 9.16% beat Archer Daniels Midland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunge Global	2.71%	9.16%	3.86%
Archer Daniels Midland	1.33%	8.43%	3.55%

Summary

Bunge Global beats Archer Daniels Midland on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.